Here's a legitimate question: why is a jury deciding if a claim has been filed within the statute of limitations?
Since it was the case that the statute of limitations had expired on Musk's complaint, why didn't the judge throw it out? Isn't that why we have judges?
When I filed to get out of jury duty, the judge's office held my paperwork and didn't process it because they "knew" the defendant was going to take a plea bargain and there wasn't going to be a trial. This made my request moot and disposable
That was some top-tier paperwork handling, in my opinion. That's a fine judge
@pleaseclap Let's say I lodge a complaint at, say, 10 years + one day and there is a limitation of 10 years for the complaint. That lodgement date is an unarguable fact, and so the judge can rule on timeliness as it is a mere 'matter of law'. This is the usual case.
In this case, the question of timeliness is when Musk was aware of an event. That date is arguable, and thus up to the jury (the 'finders of fact') to determine.
@glent Thanks, I hate it
@glent Does that mean Musk's legal team was arguing that he should be paid because he claims he didn't know what he was donating to?
Good lord, imagine if he'd won